1. is ice usually available at the main camps?2. is firewood always available at the main camps?3. is cell phone signal (MTN) reliable at Twee Rivierin?4. is the water ok for drinking at the main camps? 5. bottled water always available in the shops?

free_spirit wrote:a couple more last minute questions to you helpful peeps....

1. is ice usually available at the main camps?Yes2. is firewood always available at the main camps?Yes3. is cell phone signal (MTN) reliable at Twee Rivierin?On my cell,only 1 bar4. is the water ok for drinking at the main camps? No,its very brak5. bottled water always available in the shops?They have limited stock,bring u're own

Sorry if these questions have been asked a million times....,Its fine,I've done it too

And its at least twice the price of buying it at your local supermarket ie its about R30 to R35 for a 5l bottle as opposed to between R15 and R18 "normally"

MTN signal seems more reliable at TR than Vodacom ( SO has MTN and I have Vodacom) but it can get knocked out for a couple of hours, especially when they have bad thunderstorms ....

You should be able to get ice everywhere - the big problem comes in during those school holidays when the shops at MM and Nossob only get a delivery once a week - but next week should be fine - ditto with firewood...

Have a stunning trip - enjoy every moment - we are all I assure you !!

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Bush Baptist wrote:The water is ok for drinking free_spirit, but it tastes vile. It will do you no harm.Bottled water should be available at the 3 camps with shops, but the one at 2R is more reliable, the other 2 are small.

I was hoping you could give me a quick update on the condition of the road between Melkvlei and Nossob. With the fact that one can now get to Kij-Kij it becomes an option to reach Nossob from Twee Rivieren without heading over to the Auob and crossing one of the dune roads, but this section has traditionally been horribly corrugated.